Cape Cobras
Personnel
CaptainZubayr Hamza
CoachAshwell Prince
Team information
ColoursHome   Blue   Yellow Away   Orange   Blue
Founded2005 (2005)
Home groundNewlands
Capacity22,500
Official websiteCape Cobras

First-class

T20

The Six Gun Grill Cape Cobras[1] are a franchise cricket team representing the Western Province, Boland, and South Western Districts areas in South African domestic cricket. The team's home venues are Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, Boland Park, Paarl, and the Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn. They have had the privilege of playing in the Champions League Twenty20.

The Cobras play in the 4-Day Franchise Series, Momentum One Day Cup and T20 Challenge competitions. They are one of the most successful domestic sides in the franchise era.

Playing kit

During the Momentum 1 Day Cup and 2016–17 CSA T20 Challenge, the Cobras played in blue shirts and trousers with slight yellow accents as well as orange and blue kits to represent their sponsor's corporate colours.

Honours

  • CSA 4-Day Franchise Series (3) - 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13 ; shared (0) -
  • CSA One Day Cup (1) - 2006–07
  • CSA T20 Challenge (2) - 2008–09, 2010–2011

Squad

Contracted players for the 2020/2021 Season:[2][3][4][5][6]

Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style
Opening batsmen
Janneman MalanSouth Africa18 April 1996Right-handed
Pieter MalanSouth Africa12 August 1989Right-handed
Batsmen
Tony de ZorziSouth Africa28 August 1997Left-handed
Isma-eel GafieldienSouth Africa5 June 1996Left-handed
Zubayr HamzaSouth Africa19 June 1995Right-handed
Aviwe MgijimaSouth Africa10 August 1988Right-handed
Jonathan BirdSouth Africa11 April 2001Left-handed
Wicket-keepers
Kyle VerreynneSouth Africa12 May 1997Right-handed
All-rounders
Onke NyakuSouth Africa26 September 1994Right-handedRight-arm medium
George LindeSouth Africa4 December 1991Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox
Corbin BoschSouth Africa10 September 1994Right-handedRight-arm fast
Jason SmithSouth Africa11 October 1994Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Calvin SavageSouth Africa4 January 1993Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Spin bowlers
Imran ManackSouth Africa23 December 1991Right-handedRight-arm orthodox
Seam bowlers
Tshepo MorekiSouth Africa7 October 1993Right-handedRight-arm fast
Nandre BurgerSouth Africa11 August 1995Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
Ziyaad AbrahamsSouth Africa27 March 1997Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Akhona MnyakaSouth Africa22 June 1999Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast

References

  1. "Newlands, Cape Cobras welcome Six Gun Grill as title sponsors – Western Province Cricket Association". Newlandscricket.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "Meet the Team – Cape Cobras". Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  3. "4-Day Franchise Series, 2018/19 - Cape Cobras Cricket Team Records & Stats". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  4. "CSA T20 Challenge, 2018/19 - Cape Cobras Cricket Team Records & Stats". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  5. "Momentum One Day Cup, 2018/19 - Cape Cobras Cricket Team Records & Stats". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  6. "4-Day Franchise Series, 2019/20 - Cape Cobras Cricket Team Records & Stats". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.


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